Just read this in the Guardian, its an excellent initiative and exactly the sort of no frills approach that would appeal to many young men in particular


https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/mar/09/our-goal-is-to-halve-the-male-suicide-rate-why-no-frills-therapy-works-for-men
http://andysmanclub.co.uk/

I just got off the phone with my family from back home.
The cancer has spread to my mother's brain without anyone realising.
Multiple masses.

I'm in shock.

Sorry to hear that. It’s a shit disease that impacts so many families. Stay strong.

Sorry to hear that man, keep strong

Damn, sorry to hear that.

F*ck cancer.

Kia kaha.

Thanks guys, having to work out emergency flights back, reaarrange everything and organise long distance with my partner.
It's been awful and it's only going to get worse.

My mom's texts have been slurred and off the past few days and I break down weeping each time I read them.
It's horrible.

That’s tough. f**king cancer

Go home. She might not have long left. God speed.

My thoughts are with you, hate that b*stard disease

Ah mate, sorry to hear that. An absolute shit of a disease and I wish your mum all the comfort possible.

To you and your family, kia kaha.

Terrible news Floppykid - make the most of the time. I lost my Mum a year ago. Came over and spent Christmas with her and planned a Christmas in July. 5 days later back on a plane to spend 10 days with her on DNR after she had a stroke. As gut wrenching as it was knowing we had spent that time at Christmas helped so much.

I wish you strength FK. Was coming here to have a rant about my shitty life. Seems irrelevant now.

Safe home. Horrible way to be traveling. Talk to/with anyone who'll listen.

Especially your Mum.

Ok, so some relatively good news.
It was one tumour and she was rushed into surgery and they seemingly got it all.

It's not a cure all because brain cancer unfortunately incredibly insidious it seems, but it's worked for now and she's still the same person she was going into surgery.

Thankful for what it's given us and thankful for the speed and skill of the surgeon. Amazing really.

Finally, for Bloutoria, please feel free to share whatever's getting you down cause I know from experience I've felt as bad/even worse from things less shocking or more "mundane" than this. It's what the thread's for.

Floppykid

That is indeed good news.

FK all the best to you and yours.

That's better news Floppy, all the best.

Floppy you sent the bad luck my way you cùnt Have been diagnosed with throat fùcking cancer in the last few weeks. Tests on going and will find out how shit next week. Must get off PR tbf and take up yoga or some shit like that

Got it like Michael Douglas no doubt.

In all seriousness I am sorry to hear that. I know you will fight like hell for your kids’ sake.

They reckon it is HPV actually I'll give it socks and if it is HPV the survival rate is very good anyway. So fingers crossed I am a sex pervert

Very sorry to hear it ER.
All I can say from my experience is things can be an absolute emotional roller coaster with the big C.
The doctors and every level of medical staff have been excellent though, so I trust you'll be in good hands.

You'll be licking gee again in no time.

Sorry to hear that, ER. Wishing you all the best

Really sorry to hear that EveryReady. It sounds like you are in good hands and have a good idea of treatment. No better poster to keep positive and motor through it.

That’s excellent news Fkd.

Well hell shit and buggery, ER. A poor pre-Easter present, that.

My bro-in-law was handed similarly crap news quite a few years back. He's still above-ground, cancer-free, working (not necessarily a good thing, admittedly) and not talking like a dalek. I hope this turns out to be your story.

Working optional, of course.

Tough news ER - that sucks.
Mate of mine had the same a few years ago, and he's fully clear of cancer, fit and going strong at work now.

There'll be tears, but that's okay. They'll be MadDog tears, and cancer is the French - they may have got SOB banned, but our Ian still beat them

Well that is worrying to hear, mate. Hope it's early and treatable and you can spend many, many more hours being silly here with us ER.

Very much this

Thanks all. Haven't even told most of our family so in for a sad oul week really I'd say. Anyway I will be averagely brave in the face of it

Sorry to hear ER, best of luck.



Yoyo, you seem over invested in ERs gee licking

All the best ER like everyone on the bored I’m rooting for you in your fight

Thanks Winnie

MrJonno, I and I’m sure all of us want to see ER back gee licking as good as ever as soon as possible.
The bored needs zaniness to break up the mundane, and ER is pretty zany.

Best of wishes to you both floppy and ER.

(On second reading that sounds like it’s either their birthday or they are a gay couple who just got engaged so not the exact pithy and sombre mood I was after)

That's crappy news. Best of luck you good man.

Ah shite.

I'd say chin up, but I wouldn't want to be accused of telling an expert how best to do what they clearly do best.

Eeiiiish... best wishes to you both, FK and ER.

Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of losing my father to cancer (and also, because my father had a wicked sense of timing, their wedding anniversary) and my mother has started saying very dark and depressed things, commensurate with the overwhelming grief she is feeling all over again.

Bad times.

My boss had throat cancer about 2 years ago. Was pretty damn serious. She had chemo, radiation, got half her tongue and what not cut out. Shes back at work now, cancer free. Knocked her around quite a bit, she was over weight, now shes underweight, but she is back to living a happy normal life.

Might be a rough journey ahead, but chin up, good chance you will come out of it smelling like roses.

How about positive vibes lads and lassies!!! Like if you have scrotum cancer you probably don’t want to hear a story about your best friends uncle Jim having it amputated!

Why? Just lop your scrotum off and become a woman. Its the in thing.